Plant Encyclopedia

What to Do With Green Tomatoes Before Frost (and How to Tell Which Ones Will Ripen)

3 Signs Your Carrots Are Ready to Be Harvested from the Garden

Best Types of Lettuce to Grow in Your Garden

Garlic Harvesting: Your Quick Guide to Determining the Perfect Time

Fall Vegetables That Taste Better After a Frost (And the Science Behind It)

Why Arugula Is the Easiest Fall Crop to Grow (And How to Keep It Producing)

The Complete Guide to Growing & Harvesting Organic Peas

Why You Want More Bugs in Your Garden, Not Less

How to Grow Garlic Plants: 3 Easy Steps to Plant Garlic

The First Crop I Trellis Every Fall: Snap Peas

How to Grow Your Own Organic Lettuce

5 Benefits of Growing Calendula Flowers in Your Fall Garden

8 Tomato Growing Hacks I Wish Someone Had Told Me Sooner

When to Pick Banana Peppers (and Why Timing Changes the Flavor)

3 Signs Your Tomatoes Are Ripe and Ready to Be Harvested

Turn Any Fence Into a Living Wall of Raspberries and Blackberries

The Secret to Forming Perfect Cauliflower Heads

The Top 10 Herbs to Grow This Fall

How to Propagate Mint in 3 Easy Steps

Can You Plant a Second Round of Potatoes in Summer for a Fall Harvest?

15 Surprising Tomato Facts Even Longtime Gardeners Don't Know

7 Edible Flowers to Grow in Your Kitchen Garden

How to Cut Back Chives and What to Do With Their Blossoms

How to Grow Organic Beans in Your Kitchen Garden

How to Make Garden-Fresh Pico de Gallo

How Many Blooms Can You Get From One Zinnia Plant?

Let Your Cilantro Bolt: How to Never Run Out of Cilantro Again

How to Grow Mint in an Organic Herb Garden

Your Guide to Growing Organic Watermelon in a Raised Garden Bed

How to Regrow Green Onions from the Store

Why Are My Potato Leaves Turning Yellow?

Three Simple Steps to Plant Bush Beans in Time for Summer

How to Grow and Harvest Your Own Organic Thyme

How to Propagate Basil

Which Herbs Are Perennials?

How to Propagate Rosemary

How to Grow Shishito Peppers, the Perfect Plant for Your Kitchen Garden

How to Harvest and Store Edible Flowers from Your Kitchen Garden

The Easiest Way to Dry and Store Herbs from the Garden

Sweet Alyssum: The Tiny Flower That Fills Every Raised Bed Gap

The Best (and Worst) Companion Plants for Zucchini & Squash

How to Hand Pollinate Cucumbers

Why Are There Holes in My Kale Leaves? Caterpillars, Cabbage Worms, and More

Tomato Troubleshooting Guide: Fix the 7 Most Common Problems

How to Save Your Own Sunflower Seeds

How to Get More Leaves from Your Basil Plants

Are Your Radishes Ready to Harvest? Look for These 3 Signs

5 Flowers That Actually Help Your Vegetable Garden

How to Grow Pole Beans in an Organic Kitchen Garden

How to Prune Summer Squash Growing in a Raised-Bed Garden

5 Tomato Pruning Mistakes You Might Be Making (& What to Do Instead)

My Number One Secret to Growing More Zucchini

Grow Cucumbers Fast—From Seed to Harvest in 60 Days

Four Signs Your Spinach Plant Is Bolting

How to Tell When Potatoes Are Ready to Harvest (3 Clear Signs)

The Best (and Worst) Companion Plants for Tomatoes

Top 10 Companion Plants for Eggplant

How to Grow Cantaloupe from Seed: Everything You Need to Know

Medicinal Plants You Can Grow at Home

The 10 Best Annual Flowers for Raised Beds (And Why Every Garden Needs Them)